and the next time she might be a woman. >> reporter: in the district, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> sher rod's speech was part of a new feature called sundays with those who have made a contribution to the nation and the african-american community. >>> the president went to st. john's church on sunday. this is the fourth time the obamas have attended st. johns. every sitting president since james madison has visited. >>> at howard university hundreds gathered at a memorial service for walters. among his many accomplishments, shaping campaigns for reverend jessie jackson. dr. walters taught life lessons. >> he said don't measure yourself by them, you are better than that. and i'll never forget those words. and the respect we had for him was so great, i took my little b-minus and walked out. >> walters was thrust into the segregation debate after he took a seat at a wichita, kansas, in the civil rights movement. >>> it is 8:10 on this monday morning. poverty rate is at the highest level in 15 years. we'll look at what this means for everyone, including d.c. residents when we come b